Yes, the dam was once open for vehicular traffic, but it didn't connect to 14th Street at the north end. From the south, once across the dam you veered west along 58th Avenue in front of the water treatment plant, and to get back to 14th St the quickest route was to go around Glenmore Athletic Park taking 58th Ave to 19th Street, 19th Street north to 50th Ave, 50th Ave east to 16th St, then 16th St north to 38th Ave, and 38th Ave east a couple blocks to 14th St.
14th Street never connected directly through River Park; the lands for River Park were donated to the City on the condition it never, ever be developed into anything other than a park.
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